Area Colleges: Benedictine men lose in AMC semifinals

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By Staff Reports

The State Journal-Register

By Staff Reports

Posted Mar. 8, 2014 at 8:54 PM

By Staff Reports

Posted Mar. 8, 2014 at 8:54 PM

HENDERSON, Tenn. — Eighth-ranked Freed-Hardeman ended Benedictine University at Springfield’s postseason run with an 118-86 win in the semifinals of the American Midwest Conference men’s basketball tournament Saturday.

Benedictine finishes the season with a 15-17 record.

The sixth-seeded Bulldogs shot 50 percent from the field (18-for-36) in the first half and trailed 68-45 at halftime. Benedictine shot just 35.5 percent in the second half.

Freed-Hardeman (27-4) plays fourth-ranked and top seed Columbia College (30-2) for the AMC championship Tuesday in Columbia, Mo. Columbia beat fourth-seeded Park 66-65 in the semifinals.

SOFTBALL

Bulldogs sweep doubleheader

CHATHAM — Kerri Beasley was 2-for-2 with two doubles and three runs batted in for Benedictine University at Springfield in a 10-0 win over St. Louis College of Pharmacy in the first game of a home-opening doubleheader at Spartan Sports Park.

Shannon Stuart, Sarah Worster, Monica DeVault and Dakota Swingler also had two hits apiece for the Bulldogs.

Winning pitcher Katie Stapleton struck out five, allowed one hit and walked two in four innings.

Benedictine won the second game 8-2.

Lindsey Buhnerkemper had two hits and Stuart drove in two runs for the Bulldogs (3-8).

Abbie Watton had six strikeouts, walked one and allowed four hits en route to the win.

BASEBALL

LLCC holds on for victory

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Lincoln Land Community College had a five-run lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning and the Loggers held on to beat Pasco Hernando 8-7.

Pasco Hernando scored four runs in the ninth but left the bases loaded. Loggers pitcher Nick Lonergan got his second save and struck out the final batter to end the game.

Lincoln Land (3-2) scored three runs on four hits in the top of the third inning, highlighted by Sam Goode’s RBI double and Michael Reavy’s RBI single.

The Loggers broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth when Nicholas Roubidoux doubled and scored on Tyler Borski’s single and a throwing error. Austin Muench added an RBI single in the inning.

Winner Ridge Ackerman (2-0) went seven innings.

He struck out four, walked two and didn’t allow an earned run on seven hits.

The Loggers finished with 16 hits. Muench, Roubidoux and Borski each had three hits. Will Schneider and Lonergan, who was the designated hitter before relieving in the ninth, each added two hits for LLCC.